Chapter 9 On Cedarfall Bridge , a Land Rover sped across , with Blake's lips tightly pressed together . Tick Tock . Faster . Faster . He needed to see Lena . He had to make sure she was safe . Ten hours ago , by the sea . Blake had emptied nearly all of the bloodmoon pack's cash reserves to finally get Landon to back off . Landon's silver - threaded whip was soaked in blood . Upon seeing Blake's trembling pupils , he sneered . " So , the proud and ruthless Alpha , even he will bow his head for love ? " " You promised me , get the pack doctor to treat Lena immediately . " Blake clenched his fists , his eyes bloodshot with fury . Landon shrugged casually . " Sure , I always keep my word . She can stay here as a hostage until your beta transfers the money . " " I'll be the hostage . Let her go , " Blake interrupted sharply . Landon blinked in surprise , before bursting into laughter . " Well , if Alpha Blake himself wants to be the hostage , I couldn't ask for more . " But in the next moment , his expression turned dark . He pointed at Kendra . " But she stays . I just heard - this woman is carrying your child . " Blake's eyes darkened . " Fine . " He scooped Kendra into his arms , and Landon's beta locked them away in a dark , windowless dungeon . In the suffocating darkness , Blake's brow furrowed tightly . Lena's pale face kept haunting him , flashing repeatedly in his mind .. His wolf whined and growled , longing to save their mate , to be closer to them , instead of to be trapped here . He sat motionless by the warehouse door , as still as a statue . Kendra bit her lip . " Blake , why did you agree to Landon's demands ? Five hundred billion ... " Blake didn't answer . He simply stared at the faint light creeping through the door gap . From that sliver of light , he tried to trace the blurry figure outside . As the night darkened later , even that light faded away , and Blake remained unmoving . Hours passed , and then , the sound of a police siren shattered the silence . He and Kendra were rescued , but soon Blake discovered that Landon never had the pack doctor treat Lena . He rushed to ask the werewolf detective if he had seen Lena , only to be told she had already left alone . Blake's heart pounded with panic . Lena was still injured , and the only place she could have gone was the pack house . With that thought , he slammed his foot on the gas pedal , and the car shot forward , reaching 162 mph . At that speed , it didn't take long for Blake to spot the pack house in the distance . A smile twisted his lips , but it immediately froze . Chapter 9 The entire pack house was engulfed in flames , the sky above lit as bright as day by the blaze ! He remembered the desperate look in Lena's eyes before he left , as if she were ready to abandon the world . A terrifying thought began to creep into Blake's mind . His hand shook uncontrollably . No , it couldn't be . It was impossible ! The next moment , a wild deer suddenly appeared on the winding mountain road ahead . Blake's pupils constricted . The car was going too fast . Slamming on the brakes wouldn't ' stop it in time . He gritted his teeth and sharply turned the steering wheel to the left , narrowly avoiding the deer . But by then , the car had already completely veered off the road ! Blake tried to reach for his phone to call for help , but fate came first . In an instant , the car skidded , tumbling down the cliff .